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Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state and about 24 miles south of "sister-city" Springfield, Massachusetts. As of 2006, it had a population of 124,512[ and is the state's third-largest city][In US Census estimates between 2000 and 2006, New Haven and Hartford's populations have been estimated to be within 511 of each other. In 2003 and 2005, New Haven was estimated to be larger. Since such differences are well within the margin of error in these estimates, which is actually larger will not be known until the 2010 Census.], after New Haven which is second and Bridgeport which is the largest.[ Greater Hartford is also the largest metro area in Connecticut and 45th in the country (2006 census estimate) with a population of 1,188,841. ]
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